What 𐘾 means
It is conventionally read as ka, not translated as a word. 𐘾 is sign AB77, a syllabogram—a written sign for a syllable. As of 2026, Linear A remains undeciphered, so “ka” is a scholarly reading, not a securely known word or standalone meaning.
What is its place in Linear A's history?
It belongs to a script used in Bronze Age Crete. Linear A is attested from the 18th–14th centuries BCE. Its clay tablets, roundels (small clay discs), and sealings record goods and transactions in palace administration; inscriptions on stone vessels and other objects also appear in cultic or practical settings. Those uses describe the script, not AB77's meaning.
Linear B borrowed much of its graphic repertoire from Linear A. The related Linear B syllable sign 𐀏 (B077) also has the conventional value KA, but the shared shape and reading do not make the scripts interchangeable. Linear A's relationship to Cretan Hieroglyphic, another script used on Crete, is less clear and remains debated.
Specialist: appropriate in a Linear A transcription or a discussion of Bronze Age writing.
Treat “ka” as a conventional syllable reading, not a translated word.
Don't confuse it with
4Combination ideas
1Questions people ask
1Why does 𐘾 appear as a box?
It can happen when the selected font has no Linear A glyph. The code point identifies the character, but the font supplies its visible shape.
How to type 𐘾
𐘾\1063ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.